trophic

See also: -trophic

English

Alternative forms

• trophical

Etymology

From Ancient Greek τροφικός (trophikós, “pertaining to food or nourishment”), from τροφή (trophḗ, “food”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɒfɪk/, /ˈtɹəʊfɪk/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtɹɑfɪk/, /ˈtɹoʊfɪk/
• Rhymes: -ɒfɪk
• Hyphenation: troph‧ic
• Rhymes: -əʊfɪk

Adjective

trophic (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to nutrition.
2. (ecology) Describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain.
3. (physiology) Of or pertaining to growth.

Usage notes

In physiological sense, not to be confused with similar-sounding tropic – the words and concepts are unrelated.

Derived terms

• autotrophic
• eutrophic
• heterotrophic
• trophical
• trophically
• trophic cascade
• trophic cascade theory
• trophic cell
• trophic ecology
• trophic egg
• trophic hormone
• trophicity
• trophic level
• trophic transfer
• trophic ulcer

 

Related terms

• atrophic
• atrophy
• -trophic

Translations

of or pertaining to nutrition

• Hungarian: trofikus

describing the relationships between the feeding habits of organisms in a food chain

• Hungarian: trofikus

of or pertaining to growth

• Hungarian: trofikus

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Translations to be checked‌: "trophic"

• Bulgarian: ^{(please verify)} свързан с храненето (svǎrzan s hraneneto)
• German: trophisch
• Italian: trofico (it) m

See also

• tropic
• tropical